Physical laws and human relations. In Terni (in the center of Italy), during a hot summer, Matteo, 30-years old with a degree in physics but unemployed gives private lessons to Elsa and Giulio. The three of them soon become friends but Matteo and Giulio also become love rivals.
Acting
Salemme's nervous energy as failed physicist is painfully real.
Cinematography
Terni's industrial heat becomes a suffocating third character.
Director
Massimo Martella
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Massimo Martella never directed another feature; this remains his sole cinematic statement.
Shot during Italy's 'Years of Lead' economic crisis, the film captures a generation of overeducated, underemployed youth that still resonates today.
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